![]() Their two lottery picks combined with a returning cast of Cole Anthony, Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz might make for some Instagram worthy highlights, but I’m not sure it’ll translate to wins. Jalen Suggs has the talent to make a difference in years to come, and Franz Wagner is also there. James’s Take: The Orlando Magic have shown this preseason that they’ll be a fun team full of young, athletic guys with lots of promise for the future, but I doubt they’ll give me much to care about in the present. So much so that it wouldn’t surprise me if Jerami Grant - *ahem* - volunteers himself to get the hell out of there and let the young guys play. If you think Killian Hayes is anything more than a reserve-calibre guard, they actually have the bones of something good here. I’m also high on Isaiah Steward and Saddiq Bey from last year. I really like Cade and hope he doesn’t get the Zion bubblewrap treatment you alluded to. When I saw you’d ranked them #15, I tried to think of who could actually take this spot from them and concluded that, outside of the Orlando Magic’s usual effort to lower their bar further, they’ve probably got this one locked up. Mark’s Take: There are real reasons to be optimistic about Detroit going forward, it’s just important to note that not that many of them apply to this season. However, he has an ankle injury and- stop me if you’ve heard this one before- they’re going to be extra cautious with him and hold him out until he is absolutely ready, and presumably until they’ve lost enough games to find his teammate of the future. Their plan to be good this year is to put the ball in the hands of a potential future superstar, who can shoot, pass dribble, create, and has already shown flashes of being the real deal. The rest of their off season consisted of… signing Kelly Olynyk? They also got rid of Mason Plumlee, which is a plus, and Sekou Doumbouya, who should have been alright but was not. James’s Take: The Pistons won 20 games last year in the hopes of tanking their way to the bottom in order to draft Cade Cunningham. I’ll be going from 15-1 just like Mark did, because the only thing that says ‘serial killer behaviour’ more than starting at 15 is me switching it up. Whether Ben Simmons develops self-awareness, antibodies, and a fifteen foot jump shot. Whether or not Kyrie Irving develops self-awareness and antibodies. Secondly, the top of the standings could shake out completely differently to how I see it, mostly based on the following: This may lead to some misguided predictions, especially near the bottom of the standings. Firstly, there are a few teams I just can’t bring myself to care about. I feel like before I start, it’s important to outline a few things. To try and tell you in what order the teams of the NBA’s Eastern Conference will finish the season. In my younger and more vulnerable years, my- nah, I’m just kidding, I won’t make crashing in on Mark’s brain child to put forward some opinions any more about me than I need to. Alright, let’s see if I remember how to do this.
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